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Osteoporosis compression fractures: Causes, symptoms, treatment and all that you need to know
Osteoporosis is a condition that weakens the bones, making them brittle and susceptible to fractures. Compression fractures, a result of osteoporosis, happens in the vertebrae. In an interview ...
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Frequency of rib and sternum fractures associated with out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation is underestimated by conventional chest X-ray.
OBJECTIVE: Fractured ribs and sternum are frequent complications of thoracic compression ... 19 patients by means of radiology and in 18 of 19 patients by autopsy (rib fractures in 6/19 versus ...